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' D. L. OULTON.

COMBINED SOFA AND BED.

1m- 468,930. Patented Feb. 16, 1892;.

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D. L. ()ULTON.

COMBINED SOFA AND BED.

No. 468,930. Patented Feb. 16, 1892.

UNITED STATES DANIEL PATENT OFFICE.

OULTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.-

COMBINED SOFA AND BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,930, dated February16, 1892. Application filed February 11, 1891. Serial No. 381,061. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. OULTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Haverhill,in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Sofa andBed, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of furniture known as a combinationsofa and bed and the invention consists in certain details ofconstruction hereinafter fully described,-

and set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view of the frame arranged as a sofa. Fig. 2 is a similarview showing it as a bed. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section whenarranged as a sofa. Fig. 4 is a similar section when opened out as abed. Figs. 5 to S are detail views of various parts. Fig. 9 is a faceview of the pillowframe. Fig. 10 is a cross-section of the same, takenon line a: 00 of Fig. 9, showing it in its lowest position. Fig. 11 is asimilar view showing the pillow partly raised.

The frame consists of three parts, viz: the lower or supporting frame A,the bottom or settee frame 13, and the back frame C. These three framesare secured together by two hinges, the construction of which is bestillustrated in Fig. 5, and consists of three arms or straps D E F,enlarged at their upper ends, through which a pin is passed to connectthem together and upon which they are all free to turn. The long arm Dis secured to the lower frame A, the arm E to the bottom frame 13 and isat its upper end formed with two eyes 6 e, to which the pillow issecured as hereinafter described, and the arm F is secured to the backframe C. By means of a hinge thus constructed all the frames can befolded one upon another, or the back frame can be placed at nearly rightangles to the other frames, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or parallelthereto, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, or at any angle between the twopositions as may be desired, while at the same time the hinge supportsone end of the pillows by the eyes e, and the bottom or settee frame Bcan be raised so as to place the bedclothes under the same or removethem therefrom, as may be required.

Vhen used as a sofa, the back frame C is held at the desired inclinationby means 'of notched and weighted arms G G, (one of which is showndetached in Fig. 7.) Each armis provided with a hinge-pieceg, which issecured to the bottom frame A, the upper and rear portion of the armbeing provided with a series of notches or recesses g, either of whichis caused to engage with a small angle-piece H, secured to the back ofthe back frame 0, a weight g on the other end of the arm G causing thenotched portion to come in contact with the angle-piece H. A cord 1 issecured to the weightsg and passed through eyes "i to the front of theframe A, so that when it is desired to lower the back frame C a persondraws upon' the cord I in front of.

the sofa, which raises the weights 9 and thus throws the upperends ofthe arms/GG back, so as to be out of contact with the angle-pieces H,and the back frame C is free to fall until the cord 1 is released andthe angle-piece takes into another notch or is lowered entirely down, asshown in Fig. 2.

When used as a bed, as shown in Fig. 2, the back frame C is supported bylegs J, that are operated automatically in the following manner: Each ofthe legs is connected to a longitudinal bar K, that passes'from end toend of the frame C, and is so mounted that it is free to turn. At orabout the center of this bar K is secured a plate L, (shown in twoportions in Fig. 8,) which is cut through on one side for about half itslength and the portion Z bent at right angles to the main portion. Tothe portion Z is pivoted abar or rod M, supported near its center by aneye m, secured to a cross-bar N, and at its inner end by an eye m. Uponthis rod is secured a washer n, and between the washer and the eye at 1sinterposed a spiral spring P, so that the action of the spring is tokeep the bar M drawn to fold the legs on a line with the frame C, asshown in Fig. 1; but where the frame C is lowered the end of the bar orrod M comes int-o'contact with a wedge-shaped piece Q, secured to theback of the frame A (see Fig. 4) and the rod is forced rearward, therebyturning the bar K and lowering the legs to the position shown in Figs. 2and 4, and as soon as the frame 0 is again raised the pressure on theend of the bar M is released and the spring P draws the legs .I up. I

The pillow-frames each consist of two circular end pieces R, cut flat onone side (see Flgs. and 11) and connected together bya suitable frame 7Upon the flat surface of the end pieces are secured plates S, which areprovided with hooks s s,-and on one side is an additional hook .9 Thesehooks are for attaching the pillows to the frames, either to form a sofaor bed.

At each end of the front of the frame B is secured a short standard '1,provided at its upper end with a slot 25, and adjacent thereto is aspring-catch U, so that when it is desired to secure the pillows to theframe B to form a sofa the hook s at one end of the pillow is lnsertedinto the eye e of the hinge and other hooks s in the eye If in thestandard T. The pillow is then brought over so that the hook s willenter the spring-catch U, and the pillow is secured in place. To releasethe pillow the arm n is depressed, when the hooks will be free to beraised out of the spring-catch. The frame 0 is also fitted withstandards T,

so that when used as a bed the pillows are by the hooks s secured to thetwo standards T, andto the eyes e e of the hinge, the hooks s restingagainst the ends of the framesB 0.,

In order to be able to adjust the pillows to any desired inclination, Isecure to the front portion of the pillows a bar V by means of two armsor hangers v, and to the bar V is p voted a ratchet-bar W, that passesthrough an opening in a plate X, secured to two crosspillow, so thatwhen the rear of the pillow is raised the hooks s 8 form fulcrums, uponwhich it turns, and the bar V,- being hung loosely, keeps in contactwith the end of the frame, so that the ratchet-teeth ride. over theplate X until the pillow has been raised to the desired height, where itwill be re-' tained by a tooth of the bar W coming into contact with theedge of the plate X. To release the ratchet-bar W, so as to lower thepillow, the cord to is drawnupon, which raises the ratchet-bar from theplate X and allows the pillow to fall, a spiral spring Y, connected.

at one end to the framer and atits other end to the bar V, assisting toreturn it to its noron their lower portion, angle-pieces H, se-

cured to the lower edge of the back frame 0,

and cord I, passing through eyes i to the front of the sofa,substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a combined sofa and bed, the legs J, attached tobarK, mounted in frame (I, so as to partly rotate, the angleplate L,secured to the bar K near its center, bar M, one end of which is securedto said angle-plate and carried by eyes-m m on the cross-piece N, acollar 91, mounted upon said bar M, and a spiral spring interposedbetween the collar n and eye 'm', and a wedge-shaped piece Q, secured tothe frame A, whereby when the back is lowered the end of the bar M willcome in contact with the piece Q and be forced rearward, therebylowering the legs,

and, when the back is raised the spiral spring will force the bar Mforward, thereby raising the legs, as set forth.

- 4. In a combined sofa and bed, the standards T, each having an eye If,in combination with a three-armed hinge for connecting the lower frameA, bottom frame E, and back frame 0, one of the outer arms of said hingehaving eyes e e for supporting the pillow, provided with hooks when usedas a bed, substantially as shown and described. bars m x, that extendfrom end to end of the 5. In a combined sofa and bed, the standard T,having an eye 25, in combination with a hinge having three arms, theouter one of which is provided with eyes 6 e, and the springcatch U forsupporting the pillow when used as a sofa, substantially as shown anddescribed. V

6. In combination with a combined sofa and bed, a pillow-frameconsisting of two circular end pieces R, connected together by frame 7,the bar V, attached to the side pieces by rods 1), rack-bar W, pivotedto said bar V, and the cross-bars w m, plate X, and spring Y, allarranged and operated substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony .whereof I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 23d day of January,A. D. 1891.

DANIEL L. OULTON.

Witnesses:

CHAS. STEERE, EDWIN PLANTA.

